Gather around the Holy
Land board and learn about the life of our Lord---there's nothing
trivial about this pursuit! Featuring 1,400 multiple-choice
questions about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, this
fun learning game helps your family discover fascinating Bible facts
while you race across a map of first-century Palestine. Two to four
players, ages 9 and up.

Ads

Search CBD

Jesus' Childhood

To Remember:
Jesus a good child, He obeyed His parents and studied God’s word.

Vocabulary

Nazarene: those who lived in Nazareth; they were considered less than
proper Jews

Wisdom: knowing right from wrong

Lesson - Read Luke 2: 41-52

Jesus
was born on earth as a baby, and grew up as a child, just like you
and I. So He understands what it is like to be a kid. And He didn’t
have it all easy. His family had to move because Herod wanted Him
killed. He lived in a foreign country for a while, and then in
Galilee, in a town called Nazareth. Nazareth wasn’t the favorite
place to live. The Jews looked down upon Nazarenes as poor and not
“pure” Jews. Jesus’ father was a carpenter. His family was not rich.
He had younger brothers and sisters. His cousin later became famous
as an odd prophet - we’ll talk about him next week. And not everyone
understood who He was, that he was the son of God. Only a few did.

Luke 2:40 “And the Child grew and became strong in spirit,
filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.” What does
that mean? Strong is spirit means mentally and spiritually strong.
Wisdom is understanding. The grace of God means that God was pleased
with Him for His obedience.

Every year, Jesus’ family went to Jerusalem to worship in the Temple
like God told all the Jews to do. When Jesus was twelve, his family
made the trip, and were on the way back to Galilee when they
realized He wasn’t with them! They went back to Jerusalem and
searched for Him for three days! Can you imagine how frantic they
must have been! Jerusalem was a big city. Can you guess where they
finally found Jesus? In the Temple. He was studying with the scribes
and priests there. They were grown men who studied the law of Moses.
Jesus was asking questions, and listening, and answering questions
Himself.

The Bible says in Luke 2:42 that He was “sitting in the midst of the
teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all
who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.”
When His parents found Him they were relieved and upset. His mother
asked Him what He thought He was doing. He answered, “I must be
about my Father’s business.” What father did He mean? Joseph was a
carpenter. He meant God. So even at a young age, Jesus knew that
studying God’s word and doing what was right was very important. Can
you study and learn from God’s word? Of course.

The Bible goes on to say that Jesus went back with His parents and
obeyed them, following the commandment to honor your father and
mother. How can we honor our father and mother today? We can obey
them, tell them the truth, do nice things for them, and not say
anything bad about them. Jesus did these things and the Bible says
he “increased in stature and wisdom, and in favor with God and men.”
When we do what is right, both God and men will be happy with us.